You call the fireman to put out the fire you call the police to solve a police problem and people who are news people and journalists are collectors and recorders of present evidence, which after a given length of time-days, months, years becomes history." Ernest C. Instinctively, people who have an occupation know what they ought to do. One who is trained in photography knows that. "Photography is a collection of memories. Withers's photographs of Beale Street, family life in Memphis, the rise of Rock 'n' Roll and R&B, and the Civil Rights movement capture a time of radical change. This exhibition and publication are a record of African American life in the South during the mid-20th century. The Fahey/Klein gallery is pleased to present "Ernest Withers: I'll Take You There", an exhibition hosted in conjunction with his recently published book, "The Revolution in Black and White" (CityFiles Press).
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